To gain the upper hand over Katharina, Petruchio denies her all of these except

Petruchio’s friend _____ is present at Petruchio’s home in Act 4 and accompanies Katharina and Petruchio on their return trip to Baptista’s house.

In Act I, Scene 2, Petruchio states, “Be she as foul as was Florentius’ love,/As old as Sibyl, and as curst and shrewd/ As Socrates’ Xanthippe or a worse,/She moves me not…/I come to wive it wealthily in Padua;/If wealthily, then happily in Padua” (62–73). Explain what he means.

In Act 4.6, Katharina tells Petruchio, “Then God be blessed, it is the blessed sun,/But sun it is not when you say it is not,/ And the moon changes even as your mind./What you will have it named, even that it is,/ And so it shall be still for Katherine “ (IV.vi.19–23).  What does this suggest about Katharina’s degree of submission to her husband?

Petruchio comes to Padua

Many events  in Taming of the Shrew are never acted out on stage but are reported by other characters after the fact. Which of these events happens off stage?

Petruchio’s wealth comes from

Tranio’s disguise as Lucentio is an example of

Lucentio has come to Padua to

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